Bridle



Feb. 10, 1925. 1,525,676

E. E. WARNES BRIDLE Filed Jan. 9, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 10,- 1925. 1,525,676 E. E. WARNES BRIDLE Filed Jan. 9, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

ELIJAH E. .WARNES, 01E .ASHLAND, OHIO.

BBIDLE.

Application filed January 9, 1924. Serial No. 685,125.

To all whom it may concern: 1 Be it known that ELIJAH E. lVARNEs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Bridle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and novel improvements in a bridle, of which the following is aspecification reference being had herein to the accompanying drawings.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide means of constructing or making a bridle of a plurality of straps and connecting same together by means which do not require sewing, stitching, rivets, screws, or the like.

i A further object is to provide means of connecting a plurality of straps together, which means also permit the straps to be adjusted to provide a bridle to fit various sizes of horses heads. 1 i

it Another object of the invention is to provide a bridle that can be converted or changed and used for a halter or the like without disturbing the bridle except as to the removal of the bit from the horses mouth.

A further object is to provide means of constructing a bridle or the like that in the event of one or more of the plurality of straps used to construct the bridle, being worn out, becoming defective, or being otherwise unfit for use that said straps can be easily and conveniently replaced by new straps without disturbing or disarranging the assembly of the bridle.

These and other objects are attained by the constructionand assembly of the parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: t

Figure ll is a side view showing the 111- vention applied to a bridle in assembled form to a. horses head and having attached thereto means of converting the bridle to a halter or the like.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a side view of the invention showing it applied to a bridle mounted upon a horses head without the means of con verting same into a halter being applied thereto. a

Figure 4 is a perspective view of Fig. 3.

\ Figure 5 is a plan view of the connecting member that is used to connect the throat strap, head strap, and brow band together at their ends.

Figure 6 is a side or edge view of Fig. 5.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the connecting member that is used to connect the cheek straps and nose straps together.

Figure 8 is an edge or side View of Fig. 7.

Figure 9 is a front view of a hook member that is especially adapted to be connected to the connecting member that connects the cheek straps and nose straps together.

Figure 10 is a side view of the hook member showing the different positions that is assumed by the bit ring when the same is be ing coimected to the hook member and locked thereto.

For the purpose of clearness the check and driving reins are omitted from the drawing as they do not constitute any part of the present invention.

Duplicate connecting members of two types for connecting the straps to construct the bridle in complete assembly are positioned on both sides of the horses head, therefore the connecting members on one side only will be described.

In carrying out the objects of the invention as herein described two connecting members are provided. The connecting member 1 comprises a substantially rectangular member or the like having the central opening 1 formed therein. The connecting member 1 is also provided with slots 2, 3, 4, and 5 located adjacent to each side thereof and slots 6 and 7 located adjacent to each end thereof. Curved pins 8, 9, 10, and 11 are provided on the rectangular connecting member projecting upwardly therefrom. The connecting member 1 is used for connecting the head strap, brow band and throat latch.

Another connecting member 12 having an opening 11 formed therein is used for con;- necting the nose strap and cheek straps. A portion of the connecting member 12-is used for connecting the cheek straps and is made of sufiicient width to provide for a slot 13. The member 12 is also provided with a curved upwardly projecting pin 1.4. The connecting member 12 as indicated at 1.5 and 16 is extended in width beyond the width of the portion12' to provide for slots 17 and 18 and the curved upwardly project ing pin 19.

In assembling thevarious straps to construct the bridle the ends of the head strap 20 are inserted through the slots 7 in the duplicate members 1 and eonnectedthereto by the curved pins 9. The ends of the brow band are then inserted through the slots and 4; in the connecting members and pass over the head strap 20. The brow band engages the curved pins 8. The ends of the throat latch 20 are inserted in the slots 3 and 2 and engage the curved pins 10 through the medium of one of the series of apertures 21, which are formed adjacent to the ends of all of the straps of the bridle heretofore described and which will be described hereinafter.

Cheek straps 22 and 23 are inserted in the slots 6 and the ends of the cheek straps are engaged by the pins 11. It will be observed by this arrangement that the ends of the head strap and cheek straps are covered or overlapped by the ends of the throat latch thereby keeping the ends in a proper position, or on a plane with each other. The connecting member l, as described, it will be observed adjustably and removably connects the head strap, brow band and throat latch together permitting the removal or adjustment of any portion or all of the straps. The free ends of the cheek straps 22 and 23 are then inserted in the slots 13 of the connecting members 12 and through the medium of the perforations 21 engage the pins let thereby adjustably and removably connecting the cheek straps to the connecting members 12.

The ends of the nose strap 24 are inserted in the slots 17 and 18 passing over the ends of the cheek straps 22 and 23, and adjustably and removably engaging the pins 19 of the connecting members 12. The assembly of the straps asv hereinbefore described completes the construction in assembled form of the bridle through the medium of the connecting members hereinbefore de scribed. It will be observed that in the event of any of the straps becoming worn, defective, or destroyed or lost that it is only necessary to disconnect the ends of any of the straps from their engagement with the pins disconnecting and withdrawing same from the slot to remove the strap entirely or to make the proper adjustment for the different sizes of horses heads to meet with the requirements of the user of the bridle.

It will be observed that a part of the opening 11 of the connecting members 12 extends beyond the nose strap 24, to provide means for connecting hooked shaped members 25 through the medium of the eyes 26 formed thereon. One end of the hook'ed shaped members 25 have apertured elongated members 27 formed thereon. Extending toward the opening in the apertured members 27 teats or projections 28 are formed on the body portion of the hooked shaped members 25, The hooked shaped members, (shown in Figs. 9 ad 10) are connected by the eyes 26 to the bars 29 of the connecting members 12. The bit comprises the usual link members 30, 31, and a link 32. Rings 33 and 34 are connected in the usual manner to the link members.

The rings 33 and 34 are attached to the link bars 30 and 31 and are of the conventional type, except that notches and 36 are formed therein. The bit is attached to the hooked shaped members through the me dium of the rings 33 and 34; as follows (see Figs. 9 and 10) The rings 33 and or are first turned so that the notches 35 and 36 will be in direct alinement with the teats or projections 28. The first position of the rings in connecting same to the hooked shaped members being indicated in Fig. 10 at a, Z) the second position, showing the rings passing over the projections or teats 28,and c the position of the rings in their locked positions.

When the rings are in the positions as in dicated at 0 they are prevented from becoming detached from the hooked shaped members by the teats or projection 28 from becoming disengaged therefrom inadvertently or accidently, as both of the notches 35 and 36 must be alined at the same time in order to withdraw the links to disconnect the bit from the hooked shaped members.

The above describes the assembly of the invention when it is used as a bridle with the bit in the horses mouth.v When it is desired to use the bridle as a halter the bit is removed from the horses mouth by disconnecting the rings 34; and 33 from the hooked shaped members 25 by reversing the operation heretofore described in connecting the bit to the hooked shaped members.

chain 37 is attached to a clip 38 or the like which is in turn connected to the throat latch 20 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. A hooked shaped link member 39 is connected to one end of the chain 37 and the opposite end to the link 32. The yielding moven'ient of the chains, etc. permitting the hooked link 39. to be pivoted around its connection to the link 32 until the hooked portion of the hooked link 39 separates therefrom.

Many changes and alterations of the our bined'bridle andhalter herein described can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the construction of the combined bridle and halter herein described or deviating from the principle involved in the invention, hence I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described in the drawings and specifications.

I claim:

1. In a combined bridle and halter, a head strap, a throat strap, and cheek straps comprising plain straps provided with aseries of perforations at their ends, and connecting members adapted to receive and engage the ends of the head strap, each of said connecting members being also provided with means for receiving the end of a cheek strap and an end of the throat strap.

2. In a combined bridle and halter, a head strap, a throat strap and cheek straps comprising plain straps provided with a series of perforations at their ends, and connecting members having means for receiving and integral means for holding one end of the cheek straps, the ends of the head strap and the ends of the throat strap.

3. In a combined bridle and halter, a head st up, a throat st 'ap, a nose strap, and cheek straps comprising plain straps provided at their ends with a series of perforations, connecting members provided with slots for engaging one end of the chee t straps and the ends of the throat and head straps, second connecting members provided with integral means for adjnstably holding the nose strap and the opposite ends of the cheek straps, and means on said last mentioned connecting members for removably looking a bit thereto.

4. A combined halter and bridle, comprising a throat strap, cheek straps, nose and head straps, two pair of connecting means for maintaining the straps in position, a bit, means carried by one of the pairs of connecting means for removably locking the bit thereto, a chain carried by the throat strap, and means to removably lock the chain to the bit when the same is removed from the mouth of the horse and the device is to be used as a halter.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ELIJ AH E. WARNES. 

